Totally Unrealistic Battle Results!!!

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Common Sensei
Your "open borders" agreement might be in danger of cancellation.

Yeah, she might even slap you hard enough to make your field of view shake.

[yin26]

Originally posted by LaRusso
most excellent civ thread ever!

[GeoModder]

Anyone's "Advisor" who wants you to "settle" somewhere else?

[Donegeal]

Re: Totally Unrealistic Battle Results!!!

I think I know what happend!

Originally posted by yin26
+120 % Daddy Fear Factor

This was negated by her "Lack of sense of danger" promotion that you mentioned she received out of the barracks!

It doesn't cover it all, but it have some strong possibilities.

[yin26]

Indeed! I was wondering who would catch that. You, sir, Know Your Civ!

[Imminence]

Originally posted by Ninot
I dislike the diplomatic victory.

Last night, in bed, we had a vote. And like, I only had 1 vote, but somehow, she got 2! She totally overruled me.

So she won. I never got to my spacerace victory cuz of that damn vote.

I'm sure, you wished another diplomatic option, because you are not able to demand redded items respectively services yet.

[Unspeakable Horror]

Originally posted by Stuie
I see this when I look at my wife:

+2 You finally put in the light above the sink
+1 You managed to do the dishes a couple times in the past week
+1 You gave me an ok birthday present
-1 You've been neglecting the yard work
-1 You've been neglecting the kids
-1 You've been neglecting me
-12 Civilization what?? FOUR!?!

Nice thread

[Odin]

Damn, and I thought my neice was wild.

Awsome thread.






(+1 )

[ghen]

And here I am trying to win by culture in my house. So far I have the Den, basement, living room, and garage under my color and I have the bedroom down to about 67% Wife. Somehow my dog took the back porch though and is expanding rapidly.

[MattPilot]

I guess this thread could also be named "You've been playing Civ4 for to long, if ..."


Good stuff though! made me laugh! Laughing is good, so +1 health.

[Drachasor]

Re: Totally Unrealistic Battle Results!!!

I see a few problems with your reasoning:

Originally posted by yin26
O.K., so I was watching T.V. last night, and my 2 year-old decided to stage a sneak attack. I should mention that I was heavily fortified by two large pillows on my sides, and I was in a prone position, which clearly reduced my attackable profile. All told, I think I had the following bonuses:

+25% Couch Defense
+10% Low Defense Profile
*+75% Do Not Disturb While Watching T.V. *

There's no bonus for do not disturb...that's just about how much you don't want to be attacked. If anything it's a +75% bonus to her since she is catching you with your guard off--I almost said "pants down," but that's all kinds of wrong.

Similarly, no +10% for low defense profile. You're just moving down to her level so she can strike you even easier +30% for her). So you just have +25% couch defense.

Originally posted by yin26
Also, my sheer size has to factor for something, not to mention my unchallenged rule of the house, particularly of the couch:

+120 % Daddy Fear Factor

And that's before we even look at power ratings. I'm easily in the 60 range (I used to play sports 15 years ago). My daughter, on a good day hyped up on Cocoa Puffs while running with a sharp pencil, maybe has a power rating of 6. She does, though, get an added annoyance rating of 5 when crying, so that's something. And I'll give her the fact that she only recently was produced at the barracks with a few promotions (stealth and almost complete lack of sense of danger).

Daddy Fear Factor is important, but it doesn't work when you are have set yourself on "sleep" mode. You at least need to be on sentry. Unfortunately, your former 60 attack is now a mere 20, a -66% "old fart" penalty (my condolences). You also have a -25% penalty from overconfidence.

So, we'll assumed she's hyped up. She has an attack of 6; +75% because you assume you won't be attacked (she declares war when you weren't expecting it); +30% because you are lower to the ground and easier for her to hit.

That gives her a 12.3 to your 20.

Originally posted by yin26
ANYWAY, there I am watching T.V. when the little bugger jumps on me from behind. Her tiny little elbow catches me square on the nose, and I swear to God I was blinded for 30 seconds. The world as I knew it closed in around my ears, and I found myself praying that I wouldn't start bleediing. Could you imagine the humiliation?

So that's unlikely, but possible. Musketmen occasionally can rarely defeat an infantry.

Originally posted by yin26
FIX THESE COMBAT RESULTS NOW!

It's simply unfortunate that the defender in Civ IV doesn't know what the odds are. If you had been able to see the modifiers then you'd find that what happened was a fluke, but far from nigh impossible.

[MattPilot]

It's simply unfortunate that the defender in Civ IV doesn't know what the odds are. If you had been able to see the modifiers then you'd find that what happened was a fluke, but far from nigh impossible.

What you must also consider is that the kid had 1-3 First strikes, because she is so young and full of energy. The "old fart" can't react fast enough.

So that gave her a boost too.

[notyoueither]

Naw, Yin simply got ROP ra... bad word in this context.

He needed closed borders so that attackers could not cross his territory to get closer to ambush points.

It's the price he paid to avoid the
-4 I'm their mother, and you oppressed them
penalty.

[Egbert]

Originally posted by ghen
And here I am trying to win by culture in my house. So far I have the Den, basement, living room, and garage under my color and I have the bedroom down to about 67% Wife. Somehow my dog took the back porch though and is expanding rapidly.

I suggest forming a permanent alliance with the dog followed by a joint invasion.

[Martinus]

Originally posted by peterfharris


I suggest forming a permanent alliance with the dog followed by a joint invasion.

Or at least bribe him with Meat (2) resource to stop trading with your wife.